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PRESS RELEASE
PROGRAMME OF EVENTS CELEBRATING INTERNATIONAL MUSEUM DAY AND THE EUROPEAN NIGHT OF
MUSEUMS, 2016
The Department of Antiquities, Ministry of Transport, Communications and Works and the Cyprus National Committee of the
International Council of Museums (ICOM), announces that, within the framework of International Museum Day, 2016 (18th
May), under
the theme Museums and Cultural Landscapes and the European Night of Museums (21st May 2016) numerous events will be organised
with free entrance. The objective of International Museum Day is to raise awareness of the fact that Museums are an important means of
cultural exchange, enrichment of cultures and development of mutual understanding, cooperation and peace among peoples. Organised on
and around the 18th
of May each year, International Museum Day celebrations can last a day, a weekend or a whole week. Participation in
International Museum Day is growing internationally. In 2015, more that 35,000 Museums participated in the celebrations, in around 145
countries. In Cyprus, this year’s programme includes events organized by 25 Museums, from the 10th
to the 28th
of May 2016.
TUESDAY, 10 MAY 2016
Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
19:30 Lecture (in Greek): “Από το RODI στο IDOR το δοχείο της ρευστότητας”, Speaker: Maria Loizidou, Artist
(Within the framework of the exhibition: “Valentinos Charalambous. Of clay and glaze, of fire, affection and love”)
FRIDAY 13 – SATURDAY 14 MAY 2016
The A.G. Leventis Gallery
An educational sleepover for kids aged 10-13 “A night at the Museum”
Photography, painting, games and many more activities. A magical night – a magical journey!
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SATURDAY, 14 MAY 2016
Cyprus Museum 9:00 - 23:00
11.00 Inauguration of permanent educational programme titled “A Visit to the Cyprus Museum with my Family”
Thematic journeys with exploration kits: “Discovering Mythical Creatures” and “Discovering the goddess Aphrodite”
20:00 – 22:00: Live music in the Museum gardens
SATURDAY, 14 MAY 2016
State Gallery of Contemporary Cypriot Art
19.00 Exhibition of works created by students within the framework of the educational programme at the State Gallery. Presentation of
family activity bags based on the educational programme.
20.30 Concert
Reception in the gardens.
SATURDAY, 14 MAY 2016
Museum of National Struggle
18:00 Guided tour and film screening
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SATURDAY, 14 MAY 2016
Byzantine Museum & Art Gallery (Archbishop Makarios III Foundation)
10.00 – 12.30 Opening of exhibition of artwork by pupils who participated in the educational programmes “Journey through
Byzantine Art” and “Hymn to Freedom” of the Ministry of Education and Culture (2015 – 2016).
Guided tour, presentation and application of family activities based on the educational programmes.
SATURDAY, 14 MAY 2016
Cyprus Folk Art Museum – Society of Cypriot Studies
10:00 – 18:00 Presentation of traditional crafts, in co-operation with Cyprus Handicraft Service, Ministry of Energy,
Commerce, Industry and Tourism.
10:00, 12:30 & 17:15 Guided tours in Greek (create your own group and book).
10:00 & 17:30 Presentation of a traditional loom (for mats), from the Turkish-occupied village of Kapouti.
11:00 Workshop “Needle embroidery and Crochet”
11:00 Presentation of vroukalli-making (traditional basketry), by Kostas Antoniou
15:30 Cypriot tales (in Greek)
- Tasting of traditional Cypriot delicacies
- 40% discount on SCS publications and special offers on handicrafts at the Museum shop
The programme may be subject to changes
Book in Advance for the Guided tours and Workshops (tel.: 22432578, [email protected])
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SATURDAY, 14 MAY 2016
Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
11:00 - 12:30 Educational programme (in Greek): “Gods and Heroes” (for children of 10-12 years).
16:00 - 17:30 Pottery workshop for families (under the guidance of potter Varvara Georgiou)
(Within the framework of the exhibition: “Valentinos Charalambous. Of clay and glaze, of fire, affection and love”)
18:00 – 19:00: Guided tour of the exhibition “Valentinos Charalambous. Of clay and glaze, of fire, affection and love”
Special prices on the Foundation’s publications.
For more info and participation, tel.: 22128157
SUNDAY, 15 MAY 2016
Ethnological Museum (The Hadjgeorgakis Kornesios Mansion)
15:30 & 16:30 Guided tours in Greek (Department of Antiquities)
17:00 Guided tour in English (Department of Antiquities)
18:00 – 19:00 Lecture (in Greek) titled “Ένας Αρμένιος, ένας Τούρκος και ένας Έλληνας: Νησιωτικότητα και τοπική εξουσία στην
Οθωμανική Κύπρο”, Dr. Antonis Hadjikyriakou, Marie Curie Fellow, Institute for Mediterranean Studies, Foundation for Research
and Technology (Greece)
(With an Introduction by Professor Emerita, University of Cyprus, Euphrosyne Rizopoulou-Egoumenidou)
20:00 – 22:00 Music in the Museum garden with Giorgos Kalogirou, Marios Pavlou & Veronika Aloneftou
15:00 – 22:00 Exhibition of artwork by 6th
Grade pupils at Kaimakli B’ Primary School (within the framework of the educational
programme “At Hadjigeorgakis’ or at Maroudias’? Investigating gender in a House-Museum”). Exhibition duration: 15 – 22 May
2016 (during Museum opening hours).
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MONDAY 16 MAY 2016
Cyprus Museum
9:00 & 11:00 Educational programme (in Greek) titled “Ειδώλιο το Δόλιο” for 4th
Grade Primary School pupils and their parents
Organised by the Department of Primary Education, Ministry of Education and Culture
MONDAY 16 MAY 2016
The A.G. Leventis Gallery
On the occasion of the International Museum Day the three curators of the A.G. Leventis Gallery Collections, Evita Arapoglou – Greek
Collection, Eleni Nikita – Cyprus Collection and Myrto Hatzaki – Paris Collection will present the publications of the three collections.
MONDAY 16 MAY 2016
Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
8:30 – 12:00 Educational programme (in Greek) titled “Of clay and glaze, of fire, affection and love” (for 3rd
, 4th
and 5th
Grade primary
school pupils).
TUESDAY, 17 MAY 2016
Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
8:30 – 12:00 Educational programme (in Greek) titled “Gods and Heroes” (for 5th
and 6th
Grade Primary School pupils)
WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Archaeological Museum of the Lemesos (Limassol) District
10:00 & 15:00 Guided tours in Greek (Department of Antiquities)
12:00 Guided tours in English (Department of Antiquities)
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WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
The A.G. Leventis Gallery
10:00 - 12:30 Secondary school pupils of Lefkosia create the “Contemporary World of Cyprus” (in collaboration with the Ministry of
Education and Culture)
11:00 - 12:00 & 15:00 - 16:00 “A World of Gods and Heroes: Mythology and Allegory beyond the Renaissance” - A special guided tour
by the Director of the A.G. Leventis Gallery Mrs Loukia Loizou Hadjigavriel
19:00 - 21:00 Opening of exhibition “The Contemporary World of Cyprus”, Claude Monet Hall, Coco_Creativity Centre
WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Hambis Printmaking Museum & Archbishop Makarios III Art Gallery
12:00 - 13:00 & 18:00 - 19:00 Guided tours of temporary exhibition “Paper religious icons” (Archbishop Makarios III Art Gallery) with
works from the Hambis Printmaking Museum Collection. The exhibition will include 16th
-20th
century illustrated books (tel.: 25222772)
WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Centre of Visual Arts and Research
10:00 – 18:00 Temporary Exhibition: “Imaginary Cultural Landscapes of Cyprus”. Educational programme for children based on the
exhibition.
20:00 Theatrical performance “Eleonora of Cyprus” in collaboration with Alpha Square Theatre
WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Cyprus Folk Art Museum – Society of Cypriot Studies
Free guided tours (booking required, tel.: 22432578)
17:00 – 19:00 Sculpting workshop “The tree of recycling”, with the sculptor P. Pasantas
40% discount on SCS publications and special offers at the Museum shop
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WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
8:30 – 12:00 Educational programme “Of clay and glaze, of fire, affection and love” (for 4th
, 5th & 6th
grade Primary school pupils).
WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
The Cyprus Wine Museum
9:00 – 17:00 Free guided tours every two hours
19:30 Cello and piano recital. Brice Catherin (cello) & Annini Tsiouti (piano)
WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Lemesos (Limassol) Municipal Art Gallery
Opening hours: 7:30 – 14:30
WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Lemesos (Limassol) Folk Art Museum
Opening hours: 7:30 – 14:30
WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Kallinikeio Municipal Museum of Athienou
10:30 – 11:30 & 18:30 – 19:30 Guided tours of the permanent collections by Curator Ms. Noni Papoui Papasianti
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WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Local Ethnographic Museum of Geroskipou
8:30 – 10:30 & 10:45 – 12:45 Educational programme “Περπατώ, περπατώ στο μουσείο. Όλα τα πήλινα είναι εδώ; Ψάχνω, ψάχνω να τα
βρω!!”
(for the 4th
grade pupils of Geroskipou Primary School).
WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Deryneia Folkloric Museum/Open Air Museum for Traditional Professions
19:30 Opening of exhibition “Topologies”
(Designs by students of the Department of Fine and Applied Arts of Frederick University and IDEABAR. The works focus on reinventing
Cypriot tradition in the modern era)
Organisers: Deryneia Municipality & Frederick University
WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
The Leventis Municipal Museum of Lefkosia (Nicosia)
11:30 & 18:00 Special guided tours of the temporary exhibition “Threads of tradition, Embroideries and Laces of Cyprus”.
11:00 – 14:00 & 15:00 – 19:00 In the context of the exhibition craftswomen of the Cyprus Handicraft Service will present the excellent
Cypriot art of embroidery and lace-making.
16:30 Special guided tour: “The Fortification of Nicosia through the ages”
The Museum will be open until 21.00
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WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Thalassa Agia Napa Municipal Museum 8:00 - 22:00
- 19:30 Opening of group exhibition of ceramics and photography titled “Θαλασσινές Μνήμες”
Organised by Pierides Foundation. Artists will participate from Cyprus and Denmark
20:00 Music and dance event with “Rythmos” dance school
(Organisers: Pierides Foundation & Agia Napa Municipality)
WEDNESDAY, 18 MAY 2016
Byzantine Museum & Art Gallery (Archbishop Makarios III Foundation) 9:00 - 21:30
Visitors will have a chance to visit the re-exhibition of stolen ecclesiastical treasures that were located abroad; the temporary exhibition of
Stelios Stylianou “Mnimes 1974” and the temporary exhibition “Paper religious icons” in cooperation with Hambis Printmaking Museum
18:00 Opening of temporary exhibition of modern painting titled “Κειμήλια Μικρασίας με σύγχρονη ματιά», co-organised with the Cyprus
Asia Minor Association.
18:00 – 21:00 Food performance “Ταξίδι Ψυχών” with Lia Lapithi and Marilena Ioannidou.
WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY, 18 & 19 MAY 2016
Cyprus Postal and Philatelic Museum 9:00 - 20:00
Guided tours
THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
8:30 – 12:00 Educational programme (in Greek): “Gods and Heroes” (for 5th
and 6th
Grade Primary School students)
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THURSDAY, 19 MAY 2016
Local Archaeological Kourion Museum, Episkopi
18:30 - 19:30 Guided tour (Department of Antiquities)
19:30 “The life and work of George McFadden in Cyprus”.
Photographic exhibition on the excavations of McFadden and his life in Cyprus.
20:00 - 20:45 Live music
FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
Local Ethnographic Museum of Geroskipou
18:30 Event “Traditional professions are brought to life”
Meet traditional craftspeople and their art
20:30 - 22:00 Cypriot music and reception with traditional delicacies
FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
Thalassa Agia Napa Municipal Museum
8:15 - 12:15 “Στην Αγία Νάπα τη Θαλασσοφίλητη. Καράβι άνοιξε πανιά”.
(educational programme - collaboration of Pierides Foundation and Ministry of Education and Culture)
FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
Local Archaeological Museum of Palaipafos (Kouklia)
8:30 & 10:30 Educational programme “Μες του Κάστρου τη σιγή, ιστορία ν’ακουστεί…” for 5th
Grade Primary School pupils and their
parents
(Department of Primary Education, Ministry of Education and Culture)
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FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
Cyprus Medieval Museum (Lemesos Castle)
8:30 & 10:30 Educational programme “Στα χνάρια της Θεάς Αφροδίτης” for 4th
& 5th
Grade Primary School pupils and their parents
(Department of Primary Education, Ministry of Education and Culture)
FRIDAY, 20 MAY 2016
The Pancyprian Gymnasium Museums
19.30 Film screening of “The Mill and the Cross” (92 min.) by Polish director Lech Majewski (dialogues and subtitles in English).
Exhibition of cinema film posters
(short guided tour of the Museum before the screening)
(in collaboration with the Embassy of the Republic of Poland in Cyprus & with the support of the Board of Greek Schools of Nicosia)
SATURDAY 21 MAY 2016
Hambis Printmaking Museum, Platanisteia
11:00 - 13:00 Printmaking for parents and children.
Educational programme on printmaking, Cyprus myths and traditions for children of 6-12 years old (guided tour of the Museum, art
projects, traditional games, music and story-telling).
SATURDAY 21 MAY 2016
Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre, Associated with the Pierides Foundation [NIMAC]
9:00 – 20:00 Conference “Cyprus Museums: Cultural Landscapes and Memory” Organisers: Visual Sociology and Museum Studies Lab, Art + Design: eLearning Lab και Department of Mulitmedia and Graphic Arts, Cyprus
University of Technology/ Postgraduate programme «History of Art», Cyprus University of Technology / Postgraduate programme «Cultural Policy
and Development», Open University of Cyprus/ Laboratory of Museology, Protection, Rehabilitation and Development of Cultural Goods (museums,
monuments etc), Department of Archives, Library Science and Museology, Ionian University/ Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre, Associated with the
Pierides Foundation [NIMAC]/ Cultural Studies and Contemporary Arts Lab, European University Cyprus
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FRIDAY, 27 MAY 2016
Association of Cypriot Archaeologists
19:00 Lecture by Dr. Nikolaos Kaltsas, former Director of the National Museum (Greece)
“Ανακαινίζοντας μουσεία με νεοκλασικό κέλυφος. Δεσμεύσεις, προβλήματα και λύσεις. Η περίπτωση του Εθνικού Αρχαιολογικού
Μουσείου”
(Venue: Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation. Organisers: Association of Cypriot Archaeologists & Embassy of Greece in Cyprus).
SATURDAY, 28 MAY 2016
Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
16:00 - 17:30 Excursion to Kornos (guides: potter Varvara Georgiou and geologist Dr. George Constantinou)
(for info and booking, tel.: 22128157)
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MUSEUMS (in alphabetical order)
LEFKOSIA DISTRICT
Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation
86-90 Phaneromenis Street, Lefkosia within the walls, tel.: 22128157,
www.boccf.org
Byzantine Museum and Art Gallery (Archbishop Makarios III Foundation)
Arch. Kyprianos Square, Lefkosia, tel.: 22430008, www.makariosfoundation.org.cy
Centre of Visual Arts & Research (CVAR) of the Costas & Rita Severis
Foundation
285 Ermou Street, Lefkosia, tel.: 22300999, www.cvar.severis.org
Cyprus Folk Art Museum - Society of Cypriot Studies
Arch. Kyprianos Square, Lefkosia within the walls, tel.: 22432578,
www.cypriotstudies.org
Cyprus Museum
1 Museum Street, Lefkosia, tel.: 22865854, www.mcw.gov.cy/da
Cyprus Postal and Philatelic Museum
3 Agiou Savva Street, Lefkosia, near Laiki Geitonia, tel.: 22303653
Ethnological Museum (The Hadjgeorgakis Kornesios Mansion)
20 Patriarchou Gregoriou Street, old Lefkosia, tel.: 22305316, www.mcw.gov.cy/da
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Museum of National Struggle
Archbishop Kyprianos Square, Lefkosia within the walls, tel: 22305878
Nicosia Municipal Arts Centre
19 Palias Ilektrikis, Lefkosia, tel.: 22797400
State Gallery of Contemporary Cypriot Art
Corner of Stasinou Avenue and Kritis Street, Lefkosia, tel: 22458228
The A.G. Leventis Gallery
5 Anastasios G. Leventis Street, Lefkosia, tel.: 22668838, www.leventisgallery.org
The Leventis Municipal Museum of Lefkosia
15-17 Hippokratous Street, Laiki Geitonia, Lefkosia within the walls, tel.: 22661475,
www.leventismuseum.org.cy
The Pancyprian Gymnasium Museums
Corner of Agios Ioannis and Thiseos Streets, Lefkosia (next to the Pancyprian
Gymnasium), tel.: 22466014, [email protected]
LARNAKA DISTRICT
Kallinikeio Municipal Museum of Athienou
2 Archbishop Makarios III Avenue, 7600 Athienou, tel.: 24524002
www.athienoumuseum.org.cy
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LEMESOS (LIMASSOL) DISTRICT
Archaeological Museum of the Lemesos (Limassol) District
Corner of Vyronos and Anastasi Sioukri Streets, 3105 Lemesos, tel.: 25305157,
www.mcw.gov.cy/da
Cyprus Medieval Museum (Lemesos Castle)
Near the old harbour, Lemesos, tel.: 25305419, www.mcw.gov.cy/da
Cyprus Wine Museum
42 Pafos Street, 4630 Erimi, Lemesos
Tel.: 25873808, 25873809
[email protected], www.cypruswinemuseum.com
Hambis Printmaking Museum
Platanisteia, tel. 25222772
Lemesos (Limassol) Folk Art Museum
253 Agiou Andreou, Lemesos, tel.: 25362303
Lemesos (Limassol) Municipal Art Gallery
28th
October Street, Lemesos, tel.: 25586212, www.limassolmunicipal.com.cy
Local Archaeological Kourion Museum
Episkopi village, tel.: 25932453, www.mcw.gov.cy/da
PAFOS DISTRICT
Local Archaeological Museum of Palaipafos
Kouklia, tel.: 26432155, www.mcw.gov.cy/da
Local Ethnographic Museum of Geroskipou
Geroskipou, tel.: 26306216, www.mcw.gov.cy/da
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AMMOCHOSTOS DISTRICT
Deryneia Folkloric Museum/Open Air Museum for Traditional Professions
2&3 Demetri Liperti Street, 5380 Deryneia, tel.: 23811000,
Thalassa Agia Napa Municipal Museum
14 Kryou Nerou Street, Agia Napa, tel.: 23816366, www.thalassamuseum.org.cy